EnglishWrite down the following exprressions. 1. die 2. skate 3. run 4. picnic You have to make the ing forms of the verbs. In #1 change ie into y and add ing to the end. In #2, remove e and add ing to the end. Skate is composed of a consonant and a silent e. So in this case, you ...
June 9, 2008 by John

EnglishI left out the following sentences. Thank you very much. 2) Iím fond of listening to country music. Iím sad about getting low marks at school. 3) I'm familiar with driving to .. (I can't find a good example). Iím worried about his going out alone. 4) I approve of your going to...
November 12, 2011 by Henry2

Chemistry LabHi guys, I thought it would be due to aromaticity breaking difficulty? In the bromination reaction, why are the double bonds which are par t of the phenyl r ing not brominated? A. We only added one equiv alent bromine. B. T he phenyl r ing is aromatic and aromaticity is diffic...
March 5, 2009 by Laura

physicsRocket-powered sleds are been used to test the responses of humans to acceleration. Start- ing from rest, one sled can reach a speed of 510 m/s in 2.37 s and can be brought to a stop again in 3.15 s. Find the acceleration of the sled while ac- celerating. Answer in units of m/...
November 4, 2014 by help

TinaHow do I solve this? (2/3^2 divided by 4/5 divided by 1/3? I keep trying and anm coming up with the answer 25/4. Can someone check and see if I am wrong or right, and see what the answer is. Thanks! sorry- 2/3^ divided by 4/5 divided by 1/3 2/3 squared is 4/9. Divided by 4/5 ...
February 21, 2007 by Math- Help -Please

English1. He spent much money on clothes. 2. He spent too much money in buying books. 3. He spends lots of money traveling to many countries. 4. He spends plenty of time watching TV. 5. He spent a lot of time in buying items in the department store. Are all grammatical? Do we have to...
June 30, 2008 by John

PhysicsCalculate the magnitude of the linear momen- tum for each of the following cases a) a proton with mass 1.67 ◊ 10−27 kg mov- ing with a velocity of 6 ◊ 106 m/s. Answer in units of kg ∑ m/s.
January 19, 2015 by Chris

physicsA child has a temperature of 101◦F. If her total skin area is 13 m2, find the en- ergy loss per second due to radiation, assum- ing the emissivity is 1. The Stefan-Boltzmann
October 21, 2012 by Lee

MARKETINGam not sure how to answer this question thats y am posting this question here. what variables would you used for identiify ing market segment?? is it about behavioural, demographic, geographic!!??
May 29, 2012 by Taskeen

ChemistryIn the reaction Ca(H2O)+2 6 + H2O ! Ca(H2O)5(OH)+ + H3O+ the calcium compound on the left acts accord- ing to the Bronsted-Lowry theory as 1. a base. 2. an acid. 3. a salt. 4. a solvent.
March 22, 2011 by Anonymous

word cluesa slight suspicion or hint. _ _ k _ ing When you find a word you don't know, try a good dictionary. If it is not there, then try a Thesaurus for a synonym. This one is "inkling."
January 15, 2007 by malibu

EnglishIs there a website that gives rules for suffix's? i.e. drop the "e" and add "ing"... I am trying to help my son finish a vocabulary list of words to combine with suffix's and don't remember all of the rules....
November 6, 2007 by Diane

physicsa train leaves the station at a 0.0-m marker travel;ing with a constannt velocity of 36.0m/s a) how many seconds later will the train pass the 1620.0-m marker? could you please show me how to do this and also what the formula is?
September 17, 2009 by kerri

EnglishWhich one of these sentences uses pronoun correctly? a. Please give Paul and I your undiv ided attention. b. Jacob and me are going to set a meet ing date. c. Carol told Sylvia and he the good news. d. Send the package to Tanya and him.
February 15, 2009 by Tony

EnglishHello. I will really appreciate some help. 1)Is it possible to use -ing after "targeted on": "The programme is targeted on improving..." 2)Which proposition is better (or possible)in the phrase "in/at the resort of Acapulco"? Thank you for all your help.
May 4, 2011 by Ilma

ECONOMICSAt a management luncheon, two managers were overheard arguing about the follow- ing statement: ďA manager should never hire another worker if the new person causes diminishing returns.Ē Is this statement correct? If so, why? If not, explain why not.
July 24, 2011 by KIM

ChemistryI have a lot of questions on identify(ing) the functional groups in molecules. I am not sure how to go about finding these out.The first question is THC. How do I go about knowing the functional group of this molecule? Thank you.
July 26, 2010 by Beth

physics A parachutist with a camera, both descend- ing at a speed of 11.7 m/s, releases the camera at an altitude of 27.3 m. What is the magitude of the velocity of the camera just before it hits the ground? The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 and air friction is negligible. ...
October 13, 2012 by Anonymous

GeographyI need to write about the river tees AND about the source to mouth. Please please help me :( I have to redo do it by monday and I can only use the computer for 30 more minutes! Please F'ing help ME.
October 14, 2011 by John

English - ms. suems. sue for yesterday chapter questions on water for elephants i hve few more questions the main character say all i do is put time wait ing... that mean he feeling down and not want to live anymore, he give up?
April 27, 2012 by Mohammad

physicsWhat is the momentum of a two-particle sys- tem composed of a 1300 kg car moving east at 100 m/s and a second 1300 kg car mov- ing west at 35 m/s? Let east be the positive direction. Answer in units of kg ∑ m/s
April 9, 2012 by Julie

physicsWhat is the momentum of a two-particle sys- tem composed of a 1300 kg car moving east at 100 m/s and a second 1300 kg car mov- ing west at 35 m/s? Let east be the positive direction. Answer in units of kg ∑ m/s
April 9, 2012 by Julie

physicsA driver in a car traveling at a speed of 41.7 mi/h sees a deer 88 m away on the road. Calculate the magnitude of the acceleration necessary for the car to stop just barely miss- ing the deer (assuming that the deer does not move in the meantime). Answer in units of m/s2
January 15, 2012 by Dustin

PhysicsA person of mass 83.8 kg escapes from a burn- ing building by jumping from a window situ- ated 25 m above a catching net. The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . If air resistance exerts a force of 109.1 N on him as he falls, determine his speed just before he hits the net. ...
June 18, 2014 by Kirbi

Physics A small spaceship whose mass is 1.5x10^3 kg (include-ing an astronaut) is drifting in outer space with negligible gravitational forces acting on it. If the astronaut turns on a 10 kW laser beam, what speed will the ship attain in 1.0 day because of the momentum carried away by...
December 20, 2012 by Brian

physicsA child has a temperature of 101◦F. If her total skin area is 13 m2, find the en- ergy loss per second due to radiation, assum- ing the emissivity is 1. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant is 5.6696 ◊ 10−8 W/m2 ∑ K4 . (As- sume the room temperature is 70◦F.) Answer...
October 21, 2012 by Lee

EnglishCan you proofread my paragraph? ---- The Nurse forces the men to conform in order to give herself a sense of superiority. The Nurse obsesses on perfection to the point that humanity is cast aside. ď[S]he dreams of there in the center of those wires is a world of precision ...
December 3, 2007 by Anonymous

EnglishHello. I'll be grateful for your help. Is it possible to use -ing forms after the verbs "ban", "prohibit" and "forbid", for example: 1)The government bans funding such organizations. 2)The state prohibits using such technologies. 3)French law prohibits denying the Armenian ...
October 18, 2012 by Nalmi

chemHint: Remember that reactions happen in moles. So figure out the moles that reacted then use the molarity formula to continue solving the problem. What volume of 0.699 M K3PO4 is required to react with 68 mL of 0.661 MMgCl2 accord- ing to the equation 2K3PO4 + 3MgCl2 ! Mg3(PO4...
September 5, 2012 by John

chemistrySurface tension explains which of the follow- ing phenomena? I) A piece of aluminum foil floating on a lake II) A bowling ball sinking more slowly through molasses than through water III) Separating ethanol from water by distillation IV) Water beading on a windshield during ...
November 14, 2010 by Bob

English Still doing good in English, I hope. Sentence---Yesterday during the tornado watch, we heard the wailing of the siren in the pathway. A gerund always ends in -ing and functions as a noun. Ok during is not a gerund but wailing is a gerund. Am I right?
November 17, 2014 by Karen

English Grammar part 2Re: this question: http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1251446964 I got a great response in another forum. Here it is: It sounds very awkward, but I can just about see it being acceptable in a very specific situation. Firstly, I'm assuming it is NOT an unreal situation, so "...
August 31, 2009 by MattsRiceBowl

Financial Management Which of the following is NOT an example of an agency cost? A. Paying an accounting firm to audit your financial statements. B. Paying an insurance company to assure that building codes have been met for new construction. C. Paying a landscaping firm to maintain your firms D. ...
January 17, 2014 by Anthony

AED 200Most schools and classrooms in the United States have ELL students. Now is the time for you to begin think- ing and planning for what you will do to make sure ELL students in your classes are successful learners. In 200-300 words outline your list and assess the ten steps by ...
March 17, 2008 by Dawn

English-Ms. Sue5. Cut down, the reed stalks were sliced into thin strips. 5. In this sentence, "down" is an adjective. "Cut down" is the participial phrase. What do you think it modifies? Does it modify ďreed stalksĒ? Youíre such a great help. I didnít know that most times the participles ...
February 7, 2010 by Susanne

englishShe's meeting fred at 3 o'clock I think the name of the structure is. Future continuous Could you tell me if it's right. Also could you tell me if the form is correct. She's meeting Fred at 3 o'clock Subjet+ verb-ing +future continuous
January 25, 2008 by lewis

english- vocabularyFill in the blanks with homonyms: Can you ___ a good authority to prove that the ____ of this ancient city was discovered by an American? The ___ reason why I believe corey worthy of so important an office is that she is a woman of _____. Since you are constantly ___ing over ...
November 9, 2008 by hannah

PhysicsAn electric motor rotating a workshop grind- ing wheel at a rate of 147 rev/min is switched off with a constant deceleration of 1.24 rad/s2. How long does it take for the grinding wheel to stop? Answer in units of s Through how many radians has the wheel turned during the ...
December 6, 2011 by Matthew

physicsI have been stuck on this for a while now and cant figure out what it is i am doing wrong HELP!!! A tennis ball with a velocity of 15.5 m/s is thrown perpendicularly at a wall. After strik- ing the wall, the ball rebounds in the opposite direction with a speed of 9.3 m/s. If ...
August 20, 2012 by Alex

EnglishI have difficulty in finding examples of the following verbs followed by the -ing form . 1) They always argued about letting her go out in the evening. 2) My child always complains about having to get up early in the morning. 3) The test consists of answering several questions...
November 12, 2011 by Henry2

EnglishCan anyone help me make a diamante poem about drums? Drums Sound Loud playing listening reading That's all I have so far. after that I have to put 2 nouns and 2 opposite nouns of the topic.. then opposite ing words... and then opposite adjectives about the topic(noun).
March 20, 2013 by Anonymous

Physics Block A and block B are forced together, compress- ing a spring (with spring constant k = 2500. N/m) between them 3.00 cm from its equilibrium length. The spring, which has negligible mass, is not fastened to either block and drops to the surface after it has expanded...
October 19, 2014 by Trouble

chemistryA 26.3754 g sample of impure magnesium car- bonate was heated to complete decomposition according to the equation MgCO3(s) ! MgO(s) + CO2(g) . After the reaction was complete, the solid residue (consisting of MgO and the original impurities) had a mass of 15.4638 g. Assum- ing...
September 10, 2012 by cheri

PhysicsA certain car is capable only of accelerat ing at 3.0m/s 2 , braking (decelerating) at 5.0m/s 2 , and moving at constant velocity. The car is init ially located 100m from a road sign. The driver, starting from rest, begins to accelerat e towards the sign. After maintaining ...
March 20, 2013 by George

Honor's EnglishWhich of the following describes the underlined phrase in the sentence below? The local softball team won the championship (against all odds). A) prepositional B) participial C) gerund D) infinitive Process of elimination: It cannot be C since a gerund needs to have -ing at ...
January 11, 2014 by Ben

EnglishTo clarify my question before, I am diagramming sentences. When diagramming, verbs and gerunds go in very different spots. in the sentence Philip is planning a party, it could either be Philip | is \ (gerund goes a stand) planning | party. Or, it could be Philip |is planning| ...
March 16, 2008 by Anonymous

mathAnnual demand for the notebook binders that Ted's Stationery Shop sells is 10,000 units. Ted operates his business on a 200-work-day year. The unit cost of a binder is $2, and the cost of placing an order with his supplier is $0.40. The cost of carry≠ing a binder in stock for ...
March 17, 2013 by park

EnglishHello. I'll be grateful for your help. 1)Is it possible to use "deal with" in the same meaning as "solve" in the context "I hope they will solve the Middle East conflict"? 2)Which is the correct position of the preposition in the sentence "the region has been aspiring to ...
July 7, 2011 by Ilma

English What is a verb form ending with -ing called? 1. gerund infinitive possessive passive Question 2 A verb form that begins with to is called what? gerund infinitive possessive passive Question 3 Which sentence is in the correct form? She began to sing the song. They denied to ...
April 19, 2010 by christopher

BiologyUsing RNA a s a template for prot e in synthesis instead of t r ans l a t ing prot e ins directly from the DNA is advantageous for the cell because A) RNA is much more stable than DNA. B) RNA acts as an expendable copy of the genetic material, allowing the DNA to serve as a ...
December 11, 2011 by Matthew

physicsA light, inextensible cord passes over a light, frictionless pulley with a radius of 11 cm. It has a(n) 14 kg mass on the left and a(n) 4.3 kg mass on the right, both hanging freely. Initially their center of masses are a vertical distance 2.1 m apart. The acceleration of ...
July 7, 2014 by Lauren

physicsIn a scene in an action movie, a stunt man jumps from the top of one building to the top of another building 4.9 m away. After a running start, he leaps at an angle of 17 ◦ with respect to the flat roof while traveling at a speed of 5.8 m/s. The acceleration of gravity ...
November 7, 2013 by Anonymous

ChemistryA 28.4288 g sample of impure magnesium car- bonate was heated to complete decomposition according to the equation MgCO3(s) ! MgO(s) + CO2(g) . After the reaction was complete, the solid residue (consisting of MgO and the original impurities) had a mass of 16.0467 g. Assum- ing...
September 21, 2012 by Brett

English - grammarI need my sentence to be past tense third person. I know my main verb 'caused' is past tense, but the 'prime acting citizens' phrase is confusing me since 'acting' ends in 'ing', which is not past tense. Do I need to change it to make it past tense? Rules caused stress upon ...
November 14, 2014 by Susan

English1. Mom had to check the timer every 10 minutes. 2. Mom had to check the timer every 10th minute. (Can we use both expressions?) 3. How about going at 6:00 at the art center. 4. How about coming at 6:00 at the art center. 5. How about arriving at 6:00 at the art center. 6. How ...
December 9, 2010 by rfvv

EnglishThank you very much for helping me rephrase it. I wonder if you could help me express the message Eliot wants to convey through his poem. What do the dried tubers symbolize? Thank you. 1) Eliot, however, prefers the winter because it lets men leave in peace forgetting the past...
May 18, 2011 by Henry1

Foreign languagesI urgently need you to check these sentences, too. Thank you. 1) Pay in cash (or pay cash?) 2) Have you ever tried shopping on line OR online shopping? 3) They are planning to open a shopping centre on the edge/on the outskirts of town. 3) Imagine to dance with him. I can't ...
June 19, 2012 by Mike

essay excerpt edit- Does this flow/make sense?Creativity was initially understood as the process that, appropriate to its root, created something new. As such, it is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as "the quality of creating" or "cause[ing a new element] to exist,Ē (Creativity)." It has even been common within ...
December 4, 2014 by christine

City CollegeGalileo is riding on top of a horse that is gallop- ing at 11 ft/s due east. A minute into his ride, Galileo pulls a key out of his pocket, and holds it over the side of the horse. When he lets go, the key falls 3.0 ft vertically to the ground. a). How far has the horse ...
October 13, 2012 by Amy

English - Native speakersCan you please correct these sentences(concerning grammar) We should reduce a politician salary. I hate to eat sweets because it is not good for my teeth. I am going to ban her computer games. I work only a few hours for a month. My salary is going to reduce. He was a judge in...
April 25, 2011 by Mark

math (pre clac)so its this picture of a rectangle inscribed in a circle. the circle has a radius of 2. the vertexes of the circle are present in every quadrant, but you cant tell exactly whgat point they represent. point Q (x,y) is the vertex of the rectangle in Quadrant I and is on the ...
April 25, 2008 by Alexis

english22. In which one of the following sentences does the verb agree with the subject? A. Here is the reasons we can't start the car. B. The book that explains the plays is on the shelf. C. Who is the people in the photograph? D. There is a million reasons why I shouldn't go. 23. ...
February 19, 2013 by nanna

Grammar and Compositionplease check: divide each of the following words into its prefix, root, and suffix. some words may not have a prefix or a suffix. 1. reporter: re-prefix port-root er-suffix 2. overrule: over?-prefix rule?-root 3. contraction: con-prefix tract-root ion-suffix my book says that...
October 15, 2009 by y912f

Grammar and Compositionplease check: divide each of the following words into its prefix, root, and suffix. some words may not have a prefix or a suffix. 1. reporter: re-prefix port-root er-suffix 2. overrule: over?-prefix rule?-root 3. contraction: con-prefix tract-root ion-suffix my book says that...
October 15, 2009 by y912f

drive-ing problemhi this is my problem... A shaft turning at the 1800 r/min is coupled to a gear with 80 teeth, matching a gear with 62 teeth. In turn this gear is fitted to an intermediate shaft driving a gear with 40 teeth. This gear in turn drives a gear with 96 teeth...Calculate the final ...
October 3, 2006 by tigger needs help

EnglishIs this analyz1. In ďUnclaimed Deductions,Ē Alice Axia wrote about the most commonly overlooked deductions when filing a 1040 tax return. She provided information about the total number of missed deductions. In a separate article, titled ďThe Challenges of Estimating Tax ...
March 31, 2011 by Kathy

economic engineeringBy installing some elaborate inspection equipment on its assembly line, the Robot Corp. can avoid hir- ing an extra worker who would have earned $36,000 a year in wages and an additional $9500 a year in employee beneﬁts. The inspection equipment has a 6-year useful life...
September 30, 2014 by Anonymous

EnglishCould you please tell me if the following verbs can take the -ing form in the examples below? I included a sentence I need to write in an email. 1) I'm smelling the perfume of the flowers. I'm testing a red wine. 2) I'm hearing him coming (I think you can only say " I can hear...
February 22, 2012 by Henry2

engineering ecnonmics By installing some elaborate inspection equipment on its assembly line, the Robot Corp. can avoid hir- ing an extra worker who would have earned $36,000 a year in wages and an additional $9500 a year in employee beneﬁts. The inspection equipment has a 6-year useful ...
September 30, 2014 by Anonymous

MathScientists are researching a contagious disease. They found that, on average, each person who is infected transmits the disease to 0.03 other people within one year. Currently, there are 3,000 infected people in the country. Use Excel or another spreadsheet application to find...
September 27, 2010 by Luke

English1. The committee consists of 7 members. 2. The committee is consisting of 7 members. 3. He loves Ann. 4. He is loving Ann. 5. He has a book. 6. He is having a book. 7. The bread smells bad. 8. The bread is smelling bad. 9. He smells the bread. 10. He is smelling the bread. 11...
July 11, 2014 by rfvv

Foreign languagesCan you please check if the following examples containing phrasal verbs are possible? Thank you, Writeacher. 1) She sent her children off to school. She had to change a tyre, but she didnít know how to set about it. (+ ing) 2) The carpet has worn off. After an hour the pain ...
April 25, 2012 by Mike1

Unit rate100 into 40 in 5 hrs http://www.eduplace.com/math/mathsteps/6/e/ 500 A 6 pack of juice boxes costs $3.99, A 24 pack costs 9.99, A 12 pack costs $5.99. What is the least expensive way to do this? What do 158 juice boxes cost? Explain it A 6 pack of juice boxes costs $3.99, A 24...
November 13, 2006 by H-E-B

Language..GrammarA clause from sentence 1 has been turned into a ______ in sentence 2? 1.Since she knew what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. 2.Knowing what the lecture was about, she didn't attend the meeting. My aswer is Relative Pronoun is that correct? Thank You "...
July 4, 2007 by Mandi

EnglishHello. I will really appreciate some help. 1)Is it correct to use -ing form in the sentence: "The aim of the group is creating a new strategy" or is it "the creation" or only "to create"? 2)Do you think it's OK to use the word "target" instead of "aim" in the previous sentence...
December 23, 2012 by Ilma

English!I have two questions that I'm not quite sure on. In the sentence 'To Franklin, publishing was a challenging and rewarding career', which word is a gerund? a.publishing b.challenging c. rewarding d. career In the sentence 'Benjamin Franklin enjoyed experimenting with electricty...
January 25, 2007 by Kasey

statisticsWebcredible, a UK-based consulting firm specializ- ing in websites, intranets, mobile devices, and applications, conducted a survey of 1,132 mobile phone users between February and April 2009. The survey found that 52% of mo- bile phone users are now using the mobile Internet...
November 18, 2012 by Anonymous